[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D613-D615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
METHYL BROMIDE PHASE OUT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource 
Conservation, and Research held a hearing to review the phase out of 
methyl bromide. Testimony was heard from Representatives Thomas, Herger 
and Miller of Florida; Paul Stolpman, Director, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA; Keith Pitts, Special 
Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, USDA; and public witnesses.

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OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKET REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty 
Crops held a hearing to review the regulation of the over-the-counter 
derivatives market. Testimony was heard from Brooksley Born, 
Chairperson, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; John D. Hawke, Under 
Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; Richard 
Lindsey, Director, Division of Market Finance, SEC; and public 
witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
approved for full Committee action the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development approved for full Committee action the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for 
full Committee action the Legislative Appropriations for fiscal year 
1999.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
approved for full Committee action the Military Construction 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1999.
SECURITIES LITIGATION UNIFORM STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1689, Securities 
Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1997.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Electronic Commerce: The Future 
of the Domain Name System. Testimony was heard from George Strawn, 
Division Director, Division of Advanced Networking Infrastructure and 
Research, NSF; J. Beckwith Burr, Acting Associate Administrator, 
Telecommunications and Information and Director of the Office of 
International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported amended the 
following bills: H.R. 2869, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 to exempt safety and health assessments, audits, and 
reviews conducted by or for an employer from enforcement action under 
such Act; H.R. 2661, Sound Scientific Practices Act; H.R. 2873, to 
amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and H.R. 3725, 
Postal Service Health and Safety Promotion Act.
YEAR 2000 PROBLEM--STATUS UPDATE
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on the 
Status Update on the Year 2000 Problem. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Accounting and Information Management 
Division, GAO: Joel Willemssen, Director; and Jack L. Brock, Director, 
Governmentwide and Defense Information Systems; John Callahan, 
Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Marshall Smith, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Education; William Curtis, Special Assistant for the Year 2000, 
Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence, Department of 
Defense; and Howard Lewis, Jr., Acting Chief Information Officer, 
Department of Energy.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Postal 
Service held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: 
William J. Henderson, Postmaster General and CEO; and Karla W. 
Corcoran, Inspector General; and Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Government 
Business Operations Issues, GAO.
CHINA--FORCED ABORTION AND STERILIZATION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Forced Abortion and 
Sterilization in China: The View from the Inside. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2893, to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for

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which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable; and H.R. 
3903, to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
Alaska. Testimony was heard from Representative Hastings of Washington; 
Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, 
Stewardship and Partnership, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
CHILD PROTECTION AND SEXUAL PREDATOR PUNISHMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of debate on H.R. 3494, Child Protection and Sexual Predator 
Punishment Act of 1998. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the Committee on the 
Judiciary amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the 
bill, which shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  The rule provides for consideration of only those amendments printed 
in the Rules Committee report accompanying this resolution, which may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule 
waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report.
  The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to 
postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and allows the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to reduce votes to five minutes 
on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives McCollum, Franks 
of New Jersey, Bachus, Bass, Foley, Gutknecht, Kelly, Salmon, Riley, 
Jackson-Lee, Lampson and Sherman.
OVERSIGHT--ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MAKING EFFECTIVE DECISIONS
Committee on Science: Held an oversight hearing on The Role of Science 
in Making Effective Decisions. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY--DRUG INTERDICTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Drug Interdiction 
and other matters relating to the National Drug Control Policy. 
Testimony was heard from Rear Adm. Ernest R. Riutta, USCG, Assistant 
Commandant, Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; 
Gregory K. Williams, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Department of Justice; Robert Brown, Assistant Deputy 
Director, Office of Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; Joseph W. Maxwell, Acting Executive Director, Air Interdiction, 
U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS; COURT OF VETERANS' APPEALS ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held an 
oversight hearing on the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Court of 
Veterans Appeals and to review H.R. 3212, Court of Veterans Appeals Act 
of 1998. Testimony was heard from Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S. 
Court of Veterans Appeals; Richard B. Standefer, Acting Chairman, Board 
of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
representatives of various veterans' organizations.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the 
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998. Testimony 
was heard from Fred Hitz, Inspector General, CIA; Eleanor Hill, 
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Michael Bromwich, Inspector 
General, Department of Justice; Fred Kaiser, Specialist in National 
American Government, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress; and Kate Martin, Director, Center for National Security 
Studies.

Joint Meetings
MONETARY POLICY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
monetary policy and the current economic outlook, after receiving 
testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.